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Preparing You to Make a Difference

  • Open Your Home & Heart

    Consider opening your home and your hearts to a child in foster care or a child in need of an adoptive home. Your decision can profoundly impact a child's life.

Mandatory Foster Parent Training Requirements

Becoming a foster parent is a rewarding journey that comes with important training requirements to ensure the well-being of the children in your care.

These mandatory training elements include:

First Aid
Mandatory within the first year of licensure and required before being placed with a foster child. Must be updated when training certificate expires.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Mandatory within the first year of licensure and required before being placed with a foster child. Must be updated when training certificate expires.
Universal Precautions
Mandatory within the first year of licensure and required before being placed with a foster child.
Shared Parenting Modules
To be completed within the first year of licensure.
Medication Administration
To be completed within the first year of licensure.

*20 hours per individual required within a two-year licensure period.

Union County Social Services plays a vital role in the building of families through adoption. We actively recruit, assess and select loving homes for children who are cleared for adoption and have experienced the foster care system in North Carolina.
 
The majority of the children available are minority children, have special mental or emotional needs, are older children or may be in sibling groups. We are always searching for stable and compassionate families who are willing to open their hearts and homes to these special children.
 
When children become available for adoption, or their parents' rights are terminated, they are prepared for placement in a permanent home. These children need help to adjust emotionally to their new families, so they can have the best opportunity to live a secure, joyful, and steady life.
 
Assessments and reports are prepared and submitted to the Court for Stepparent/Relative or Independent Adoptions. A fee, which is determined on a sliding scale based on family income, is associated with this service. These reports are required by the Clerk of Court’s office before an adoption can be finalized.